Outfest 2021 Exclusive Interview: filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz on Boulevard! A Hollywood Story “how many queer stories are buried in boxes, sitting in people’s attics & basements?”

Jeffrey Schwarz, the Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker behind Vito, I Am Divine, and Tab Hunter Confidential, returns to Outfest this month for the world premiere of his latest feature, Boulevard! A Hollywood Story. The fascinating film unearths the little-known attempt by actress Gloria Swanson to stage an original Broadway musical based on the movie she is... Continue Reading →

August 3, 2021 0

Exclusive Interview: creative & fashion director Sam Ratelle “I’m excited for where the future of menswear is going”

Hailed by Vogue as “the most fabulous entrance in Met Gala history”, in May last year Billy Porter was carried on to the pink carpet by six shirtless Broadway hunks on a palanquin dressed as Cleopatra in a dazzling gold ensemble designed by The Blonds. Just three months earlier, Porter had shut down the red... Continue Reading →

July 24, 2020 0

Theatre Review: Jagged Little Pill (Broadhurst Theatre, New York) ★★

Well, ARE you thinking of me when you fuck her? I was definitely thinking a lot about Alanis Morissette as I watched Jagged Little Pill, the big Broadway jukebox musical based on her record-breaking debut album (and a few other songs). Mainly I was thinking this is what happens when a great rock album gets... Continue Reading →

March 15, 2020 0

Theatre Review: Moulin Rouge! (Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York) ★★★★★

Some musicals are subtle, moving works of art and some are brash spectacles that dare you to be bored. It's comes as no surprise that Moulin Rouge! is the latter and from the first bass note you’ll have a hard time escaping it’s grasp. Translating Baz Luhrmann’s camp, frenetic film to the stage was always... Continue Reading →

March 15, 2020 0

It’s Broadway, Bitch! Cast announced for Britney Spears musical Once Upon A One More Time

The cast for the world premiere of the Broadway-bound Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon A One More Time has just been announced. The show will be set to the hits of the Grammy-winning princess of pop and will star Briga Heelan (Great News, Judd Apatow’s Love) and Justin Guarini (Romeo and Juliet, American Idol) as Cinderella and Prince Charming in... Continue Reading →

March 5, 2020 0

Pussy Galore! Two sides of my brain try to come to terms with seeing Tom Hooper’s Cats.

FILM BRAIN (FB): What the fuck did we just watch? MUSICAL THEATRE BRAIN (MTB): Cats. FB: Yeah, but… what the actual… MTB: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, you know the one that’s been around since 1981. We saw it when we were kids. FB: I know but… that film was… MTB: Yeah, I’ll admit, the... Continue Reading →

December 29, 2019 0

Exclusive Interview with Broadway Star Michael Longoria

Michael Longoria dazzled Broadway audiences with his acclaimed performance as Frankie Valli in the Tony award-winning musical Jersey Boys. He's joined forces with three of that show's original cast members to form the vocal group, The Midtown Men. Billed as a high-octane musical tour de force, celebrating the best of the 1960s, the group features... Continue Reading →

December 17, 2019 0

Theatre Review: High Fidelity (Turbine Theatre, London) ★★★1/2

A musical about a spoilt white guy who gets endless chances to learn life’s lessons may not be the show the world needs right now, but the Turbine Theatre’s UK Premiere of High Fidelity (the musical) makes it work through a combination of diverse casting and a talented ensemble. This is the tale of Rob,... Continue Reading →

November 3, 2019 0